<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><a name="_Hlk13313397"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Executive Director – Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) seeks a dynamic, experienced leader to continue our 120-year commitment to quality and innovation in services for individuals with visual disabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">We seek a new Executive Director who will be a person that shares our belief in meeting each person where they are and partnering with them to find strategies that work best for them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">MABVI’s Executive Director will steward and grow financial resources and strengthen operational efficiencies. They will work with closely with the MAB CEO and Board to identify and meet key opportunities and challenges, as well as partnering with MAB’s other divisional teams. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">We are looking for a leader who has previously demonstrated and is able to expand on the following competencies:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Building trust with donors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Supporting our dedicated staff, professionally, interpersonally and in ways that promote and reinforce a culture of inclusion and engagement, through active listening, opportunity for growth and teamwork.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Being a passionate and highly effective community ambassador.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thinking creatively about the intersection of access technology, peer and volunteer support, and vision rehabilitation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">The Executive Director will outline a clear vision for MABVI’s future as a preeminent organization for meeting the needs of adults who are blind or visually impaired in Massachusetts, with a focus on the needs of those who are adjusting to vision loss and acquiring the skills necessary to continue the activities they enjoy. They will be a decisive leader who empowers the staff to work collaboratively, partner with organizations outside of MABVI, and to be at the forefront of innovative strategies to achieve MABVI’s mission. Integral to this effort will be building trusting relationships with the dedicated professionals at all levels of the organization, leveraging their strengths, and providing robust opportunities for professional development. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">The Executive Director will be responsible for managing MABVI’s programs, making sure that they are as effective as possible in achieving their intended outcomes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They will pursue innovations in access technology, vision rehabilitation, volunteer administration and peer support to improve and streamline program delivery. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They will help develop and administer the division budget and work with the Finance and Advancement teams to generate the resources needed to support MABVI’s programs, including new revenue opportunities and donor stewardship.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They will promote inter-departmental collaboration at MABVI and across MAB’s other human service programs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They will help shape Communications and Marketing efforts for MABVI and help design and support special events as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Building upon successful partnerships with organizations serving older adults and individuals who are visually impaired, they will strengthen and broaden partnerships locally and nationally to enrich programming and increase effectiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As a forward-thinking and strategic leader, they will continue MABVI’s reputation as being a bold and innovative leader, especially in the Age-Friendly community in Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">MABVI’s Executive Director must be able to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Write policies, reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, individuals, family members, and other professionals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provide training and ongoing feedback to managers and employees. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Communicate effectively with the people we serve and their families, staff, co-workers, and outside professionals, in routine and crisis situations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Develop and maintain positive working relationships with funders, trustees, colleagues, employees, and referring agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provide effective leadership and motivate managers and employees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Define and solve problems, and use sound judgment in crisis situations and in scenarios where limited or no guidelines exist. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assist staff with decision making in ambiguous situations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Respond appropriately to various crises, incidents, grievances, complaints. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Anticipate potential challenges and plan proactively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Qualifications</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">The ideal candidate will bring the following personal and professional competencies and attributes:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Blind and visually impaired applicants preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>Relevant management experience in an organization providing services to blind or visually impaired individuals is preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Must live in Massachusetts or be willing to re-locate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ability to develop a compelling vision and successfully bring that vision to fruition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Experience leading a comparably sized, complex organization or unit with multiple constituencies, including a talented group of professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, organizational skills and attention to detail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Strong supervisory and leadership skills.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent communication skills, with a commitment to building diverse teams and to fostering a culture that prioritizes diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion organization wide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Working knowledge of state and federal programs and regulations that affect services for the blind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Successful stewardship of resources and proven ability to identify new streams of revenue. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ability to analyze program data to identify problems that need to be addressed and the skills necessary to develop strategies that are likely to solve them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proven track record of establishing clear decision-making processes and channels, including displaying confidence when making difficult choices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ability to communicate persuasively and with enthusiasm for cultivating strong relationships both internally and externally.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Unimpeachable integrity, ethics, high standards of excellence, and an appetite for continue learning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Adept at conflict management; even keeled and calm even when leading through challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Education and Experience </span></b></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">10+ years professional experience that has successively built a leadership track record.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">MAB Community Services has an important role to play to address the systemic issues of inequity that affect the disability community. The Executive Director will prioritize the recruitment and retention of professionals who are representative of the communities that MABVI serves, including lived experience of blindness. They will seek to promote an inclusive service culture at MABVI and address barriers to access to MABVI’s services. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">APPLY TO:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span></span><a href="https://www.indeed.com/q-mab-community-services-l-massachusetts-jobs.html?vjk=c03cd73881d78fd0&advn=55378544944904" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ONLINE JOB POSTING</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Or to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Andy Sogolow<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Senior Human Resource Business Partner<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span></span><a href="mailto:asogolow@mabcommunit.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">asogolow@mabcommunit.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: white;"><br></p></div></body></html>